Agile fundraising has arrived. Don't do a funding round until you've read this
New data shows the way that startups are raising investment is changing, and SeedLegals is pioneering that change.
How to value your company and how much equity to give away
How much money should I raise? What percentage of the company should I give away? What company valuation should I use?
5 key data points to help you better negotiate your Convertible Note (ASA / SeedFAST)
The process of fundraising is changing as more and more founders are using agile funding strategies instead of one big t...
What is investor consent? When you need it, and when to offer it
How common are investor consent rights and when do you need them? We analysed data from hundreds of closed rounds on See...
Giving your team shares: How to size an employee option pool
In the UK, 10% is the median amount of equity assigned to EMI share option pools. According to Index Ventures in the US,...
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Should your investors get a seat on the board? SeedLegals’ data has the answer
When negotiating deal terms, investors will often ask for a board seat, known as a investor director. Here's what usuall...
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Founder & Director Loans: SeedLegals helps founders recoup money they put into the company
How are Director Loan Accounts treated? Broadly speaking, there are two main approaches to handling founders’ early inve...
7 Statistics on UK Founder Salaries and Share Vesting
How much should founders at Seed-stage companies earn? At SeedLegals we've crunched the numbers on hundreds of fundraise...
The rise of the salami round
An increasing number of startups are opting for a series of micro raises called 'Salami Rounds', giving away 2-6% equity...
How much equity should startups give advisors?
As a general rule, early stage startups compensate advisors with 1% equity in the company. But this amount varies accord...
SeedLegals lets founders sell some of their shares at any time, pay only 10% CGT
SeedLegals Term Sheet includes a clause which gives the option for founders to sell some of their shares in future witho...
£46m investment closed for UK startups: SeedLegals 2018 Year in Review
2018 was a record breaking year for SeedLegals, with £46m in funding closed for 230+ UK startups.
